Called "Oceans of Plastic," the chandelier was created by Shelia Rogers in cooperation with the Corpus Christi Art Center of Corpus Christi and is part of a traveling collection highlighting the presence of plastics in our oceans.
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Some places you are not allowed to walk. An airport tarmac is one of those places.

A man was arrested after walking onto one of the tarmacs at Corpus Christi International Airport Thursday morning.

Personnel saw the man walking on the general aviation tarmac on the west side of the airport and contacted Airport Public Safety, according to airport spokeswoman Kim Bridger-Hunt.

An officer went to investigate, and found the man was not allowed there and arrested him without incident.

Authorities found his car in the nearby Coast Guard parking lot. Inside were multiple hunting style guns that the man legally owned.

He did not have any of the weapons on him when he was arrested.

The man has been charged with criminal trespassing, however, federal authorities are looking at possibly other charges, Bridger-Hunt said.

The man's identity was not immediately released. Bridger-Hunt said the man did not make it to the commercial tarmac and did not cause any flight interruptions.

"It’s a good reminder, though, that everything we do out here to create a safe and secure environment for the community, our tenants and our employees (are) not only worth it, it’s absolutely necessary," Bridger-Hunt said. "We are taught and trained to report anything we see that looks suspicious. An airport tenant did just that and started a response in to motion that followed all airport protocols."